Air announce 2010 tour dates in support of 'Love 2'

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Following the October release of their fifth studio album Love 2, French electronic pop duo AIR (Nicolas Godin and JB Dunckel) return to the U.S. for their first live shows in three years....AIR is preparing for the first of several U.S. trips, the first of which will be a traditional tour showcasing the breadth of their catalog and re-interpretations of new songs from the "Love 2" album. For the first time on these dates, the band will be performing their live show as an intimate three-piece with Godin and Dunckel taking on full instrumental and vocal duties. This follows a successful short tour of China and the Far East in late 2008, where they experimented with a core of three musicians and the current live set took shape.

For the North American dates, AIR will be joined by British drummer/percussionist Alex Thomas (Bat For Lashes, Badly Drawn Boy) and guest opening act will be AM, a revered multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles with a flare for distilling global music influences into his own unique and infectious pop confections.

Air's North American tour kicks off in Miami on March 13th and hits NYC on Friday, March 19th, when the band plays Terminal 5. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. There's a fanclub pre-sale Thursday at 10am for those on Air's mailing list (which you can sign up for on their site).

All tour dates and videos for Love 2's first two singles are below...

Sing sang sung - Air

AIR - Do The Joy (extract)

Air - 2009/10 Tour Dates
Dec 07 - Tallinn - Estonia - Rock Café
Dec 08 - Riga - Lettonia - Dream Factory
Dec 09 - Vilnius - Lithuania - Vilnius Theatre Arena
Dec 10 - Warsaw - Poland - Arena Ursynow
Dec 12 - Prague - Czech Rep. - Sasazu Club
Dec 13 - Budapest - Hungary - Petofi Czarnok
Dec 14 - Ljubljana - Slovénia - Hala Tivoli
Jan 08 - Nantes - France - Le Lieu unique
Jan 09 - Saint Lô - France - Le Normandy
Jan 11 - Paris - France - Le Casino de Paris
Jan 12 - Paris - France - Le Casino de Paris
Jan 16 - LISBON - Portugal (Lisbon Coliseum) - Book
Jan 17 - MADRID - Spain (La Riviera) - Book
Jan 19 - MURCIA - Spain (Auditorium) - Book
Jan 21 - MILAN - Italy (Maggazzini Generali) - Book
Jan 22 - BOLOGNA - Italy (Estragon Club) - Book
Jan 23 - ROMA - Italy (Auditorium) - Book
Jan 26 - LEIPZIG - Germany (Haus Auensee) - Book
Jan 27 - BERLIN - Germany (Huxleys) - Book
Jan 29 - COLOGNE - Germany (Palladium) - Book
Jan 30 - MUNICH - Germany (Tonhalle) - Book
Feb 01 - MAINZ - Germany (Phoenixhalle) - Book
Feb 03 - ZURICH - Switzerland (Volkshaus)
Feb 04 - STRASBOURG - France (La Laiterie)
Feb 05 - BRUSSELS - Belgium (Ancienne Belgique) - Book
Feb 06 - AMSTERDAM - Netherlands (Paradiso) - Book
Feb 08 - LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg (Den Atelier) - Book
Feb 10 - BELGRAD - Serbia (Guitar Art festival)
Feb 11 - BUCAREST - Roumania (Sala Polivalenta) - Book
Feb 23 - DUBLIN - Ireland (Olympia Theatre)
Feb 26 - LONDON - England (Roundhouse) - Book
Mar 13: Miami, FL @ Fillmore
Mar 14: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live #
Mar 15: Atlanta, GA @ Centerstage
Mar 17: Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
Mar 18: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory #
Mar 19: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
Mar 20: Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
Mar 22: Montreal, PQ @ Metropolis
Mar 23: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Mar 24: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Mar 26: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre #
Mar 27: San Diego, CA @ 4th & B #
Mar 28: Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall #
# pre-sale dates

Tags: Air, AM

posted at 12:20 AM on December 8, 2009 in music | tour dates | Comments (28)

Comments (28)

coachella coming together... Pavement, Muse, Air, Phoenix, Passion Pit...

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 12:46 AM

waiting for coachella as well.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 12:52 AM

Wish they'd go back to the Moon Safari dayz

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 1:02 AM

I have an old track on the Mo-Wax heads compilation by an artist named "Air" but never knew if it was the same air as above. The track is really different then their other stuff. (dusty triphop sound)

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 1:16 AM

new elevator muzak for new clueless generation.

Posted by D-Boy | December 8, 2009 2:47 AM

12:46 you're happy about that line up?
didn't we used to spend those hundreds of dollars
to go there and suffer the heat for acts we couldn't see over here?

Posted by anon | December 8, 2009 2:50 AM

I always though they should be sponsered by "Air" France being they are French and all....that would be a brilliant campaign!

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 7:22 AM

no Air at Coachella if they'll be in LA a few weeks before.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 7:52 AM

Noone actually listens to this band...do they? If so, ya'll out of touch in a major way.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 9:38 AM

"no Air at Coachella if they'll be in LA a few weeks before."

Ummm, L.A...ummm, then Coachella.

Get a clue buddy.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 9:39 AM

new Air album is very very bad
and I do love this band, but it is just bland

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 9:41 AM

If you think it is bland you need to give it another listen...great album!

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 9:43 AM

2:50... who couldn't we see over here in our little town of manhattan?

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 9:55 AM

Coachella starts April 16th retards...no way Air is playing if they play LA within a month of the festival. And they sure as hell aint gonna hang around LA for 4 weeks waiting to play a 50 minute set...they have played Coachella 2 times in the past 5 yrs...that's enough.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 10:01 AM

air france is better

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 10:08 AM

i know. why do people travel to coachella to see bands that always play here. stupid if you ask me

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 10:10 AM

If you were to pay to see all the bands individually it would cost way more..Coachella is like one stop shopping...Also save lot of time collectively and it is good for people with a shorter attention span for indivdual bands..

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 10:38 AM

No flyover states for this band!

Posted by Regular reader | December 8, 2009 10:49 AM

new album blows.
and i love air.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 11:43 AM

kinda wish JB Dunckel was the opener cause his DARKEL is DARLICIOUSUSUSS!!

Posted by thigh master | December 8, 2009 12:23 PM

oh c'mon.... anyplace but there...

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 3:26 PM

T5? i was really looking forward to this tour until now.

Posted by Anonymous | December 8, 2009 5:54 PM

saw them @ the msg theater last time they where on tour. it was AMAZING! the outro was epic. I have still not forgot about that show...